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The Turkish Air Force operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, supported by a domestic aerospace industry, such as Turkish Aerospace Industries, that has made contributions to locally produce license-built aircraft and indigenous Unmanned aerial vehicle. The following is a list of currently military aircraft in the Turkish Air Force.

Aircraft

Current inventory

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon  United States
 Turkey		 Multirole F-16C/D Block 30TM 34[1] Nearly all active aircraft were built under license by TAI.[2][3]
Block 30s are being upgraded to 'TM' standard. Block 40s and 50s have been upgraded under the PO-III and F-16 MSM/CCIP to Block 50+ standard.[4] They will further be upgraded under F-16 Özgür program which is already being applied to Block 30s.[5] 60 F-16Ds are used for conversion training.[6] 1 used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[7]
F-16C/DM Block 40 & 50 172[1]
F-16C/D Block 50+ 29[1]
F-16C/D Block 70 40 on order[1]
Eurofighter Typhoon  United Kingdom
 Germany
 Italy
 Spain		 Multirole Tranche 3A 24 on order[8] Full integration with domestic munitions. T3s will be upgraded to T4 standard. 20 more on option.[9][10]According to the Turkish Presidency's Directorate of Communications, the agreement also includes an option for 20 additional aircraft.[11]
Tranche 5 20 on order[12][13]
F-4 Phantom II  United States
 Israel		 Fighter-bomber F-4E Terminator 2020 30 Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries[14] 18 more in reserve.
KAAN  Turkey Stealth Multirole Block 10 20 on order[15] According to TAI executives, the company will supply limited-capacity 20 Kaan Block 10 by 2028. Total 300.[16]
AEW&C
E-7 Peace Eagle  United States
 Turkey		 AEW&C E-7T 4[1] Being upgraded with ASELSAN’s ARES-2A ESM/ELINT System, that replaced EL/L-8382.[4]
Electronic warfare / Reconnaissance
CN-235  Spain
 Indonesia
 Turkey		 Surveillance CN-235M-100 2 1 used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies,[17] 1 used for maritime patrol.[18]
Global Express  Canada
 Turkey		 EW/SIGINT/ELINT Hava SOJ 4 on order Airframe modified by TUSAŞ. Mission systems of Aselsan. [1]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker  United States Aerial refueling KC-135R 7[1] Upgraded to Block 45.1[19]
Transport
C-17 Globemaster III  United States Strategic airlifter Block 21 1 Leased from Qatar Emiri Air Force[20]
A400M Atlas  European Union
 Turkey		 A400M-180 10[1] Built in co-op with TAI
C-130 Hercules  United States Tactical airlifter C-130EM/BM Erciyes 17[1] 6 C-130BM and 11 C-130EM variants. All upgraded by TAI.[21]
C-130J Super Hercules C-130J-30 12 on order Being retrofitted by RAF.[22]
CN-235  Spain
 Indonesia
 Turkey		 Airlift/Air ambulance CN-235M-100 41[1] All licensed built by TAI.[23] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[24] Three used by the Special Forces for SAR.[25] Undergoing avionics modernization as TCAS, IFF Mode 5S, ADS-B OUT, GPS-based Navigation.[26]
Helicopters
AS532 Cougar  France CSAR AL 6[1] License built by TAI. A contract was signed for the avionics modernization between ASELSAN, ASFAT and AIRBUS.[27]
SAR UL 15[1]
UH-1 Iroquois  United States Utility UH-1H 56[1] Some underwent avionics modernization.
S-70 Black Hawk T-70 6 Produced under license by TAI
T625 Gökbey  Turkey 6 [28][29][30] First indigenous helicopter.
Trainer aircraft
SZD-50 Puchacz  Poland Glider SZD-50-3 Puchacz 20[31] Owned by Turkish Aeronautical Association.[32]
SF.260  Italy
 Turkey		 Basic trainer SF.260D 34[1] Licensed built by TAI.[33]
MFI-395 Super Mushshak  Pakistan MFI-395 IIB 52
KT-1 Woongbi  South Korea Advanced trainer KT-1T 40[1] Licensed built by TAI.[34]
TAI Hürkuş  Turkey 2B 55 on order[1]
T-38 Talon  United States Jet trainer T-38M 68[1] Upgraded under project ARI to T-38M.[34]
CF-5A/B Freedom Fighter  Canada
 Israel		 Aerobatics F-5/2000 18[35] Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries. Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[36]
TAI Hürjet  Turkey Advanced jet trainer Block 1 16 on order[1] First indigenous jet aircraft.
UAV
TAI Anka  Turkey UCAV B / S 36[37]
Bayraktar Akinci B 20[38]
TAI Aksungur 5[39]

Future

Retired aircraft

Retired aircraft of the forces. Includes the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons inventory:[45][46][47][48][49][50][51]

European & Local made

US-made

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Hoyle, Craig (2025). "World Air Forces 2026". Flight Global. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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  4. 1 2 "An Overview of Fixed Wing Air Platform Procurement & Modernization Programs of the Turkish Air Force". www.defenceturkey.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Turkiye to Acquire 44 Eurofighter Typhoons in Total". TurDef - Global Defence News. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
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  23. ↑ "Turkey boosts order for CN-235". Flightglobal. 21 October 1998. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  24. ↑ C4Defence (1 October 2020). "SOLOTÜRK Tekrar CN235'le Birlikte". C4 Defence (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  34. 1 2 "From Client to Competitor: The Rise of Turkiye's Defence Industry". IISS. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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  36. ↑ "Seventh Acroteam - Turkish Stars". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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  40. ↑ "Turkish F-35 fighters undergo technical maintenance every month". 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  41. ↑ "HvKK, KC-135R Stratotanker'leri A330 MRTT'lerle Değiştirecek". www.defenceturkey.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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  49. ↑ "Turkey Aircraft List (Current and Former Types)".
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  51. ↑ "WWII's Absentee: German and Allied Equipment Used by the Turkish Republic".
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